marlowe, it is time you volunteer. a union can only help if a pilot group stands united with one voice. it can not be acceptable to have scabs among you. the pilot group must look out for the best interests of every single pilot on your seniority list. if there is a contract problem, your grievance representative must volunteer to thoruoghly research the matter and defend your contract. if there is a training problem then your training commitee representative must form a case to get that pilot the additional training to fix the problems. a pilot group can only be strong if there are passionate volunteers willing to devote countless hours of their off time to defend the average line pilot. if you are not happy call up your mec and volunteer. your passion towards improving your pilot group's situation will motivate your fellow brothers. set up telephone hotlines, put out the information that pilots want to know. before long you will have an entire corps of motivated individuals focused on making your airline the best in every way. strength in unity!